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iinifrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS J. HER-BOLDSMAN AND GEORGE L. EPPIHIMER, OF MALDEN, MISSOURI, ASSIGN- OBS TO M. A. STOKES AND COMPANY, OF MALDEN, MISSOURI.

SIFTER.

Application filed April 8, 1911.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1912.

Serial No. 619,790.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LOUIS J. HERBOLDS- MAN and GEORGE L. EPPIHIMER, citizens ot the United States, residing at Malden, in the county of Dunklin and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sitters, of which the tollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to sitters and more particularly to household sitters tor flour and the like.

The object ot the invention is to provide a sitter tor flour and the like which requires the use of only one hand tor the combined action ot actuating the agitator and holding the sitter.

A turther object of the invention is to have the parts tor actuating the agitator entirely outside of the sitter and applicable to the common type of flour sitter now in use.

Other objects will become apparent as the invention is more fully set torth.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate one torm of my invention the figure represents a perspective view with parts broken away ot a sitter embodying our invention.

Similar characters of reterence refer to similar parts throughout the drawings.

In the appended drawings which illustrate by way ot example an embodiment of our invention 1 indicates a sitter shell preterably cylindrical in shape and having a hemispherical screen bottom 2 tor sitting the flour, and supplied with an agitator preferably of wire and journaled in the sides ot the shell 1. The agitator consists in general ot an axle piece 4 having circular arms 3 secured thereto and oscillated there with and which in their motion move over and very close to the screen bottom 2.

Formed on an end portion 5 extending through the shell 1 at 6 near to the handle 7 tor holding the sitter, is a loop 8 disposed at an angle to the axle t. In the loop 8 loosely extends the end ot an arm 9 which is bent and oitset suitably to enter and operate it. The handle 7 has a wire guide 8' attached to it tor guiding the arm 9 in a direction to assist the proper action of the agitator and to act as a stop against the action of a spring 10 tending to push the arm 9 away from the handle 7. The spring 10 is preferably disposed at and secured to the end ot the handle 7 and the arm 9 the latter being placed underneath to be easily actuated by the fingers of the hand that holds the handle.

In operation the arm 9 is drawn toward the handle 7 in the direction ot the arrow against the action of the spring 10, and permits the end 5 ot the arm to rotate the loop 8 with its arm in the direction of the arrow which in turn gives the agitator a rotary motion in. one way; by loosening the hold 'on the arm 9 the spring 10 acts thereon and causes the arm 9 and the agitator arms 3 to return to their first positions as can be clearly understood from the drawings.

The advantages ot this device are many particularly as it permits the operation of sitting flour and the like to be more easily and conveniently done than is customary, but one particular feature is that the main actuating mechanism is outside ot the shell of the sitter, thereby being easily accessible toninspection and repair, and out of the way ot flour.

Obviously while we have described only one torm ot the invention we do not limit the same in any way otherwise than necessitated by the prior art, as many modifications of construction can be made without departing from the principles of this invention.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

In a flour sitter having a cylindrical handle, of a wire having an end portion tastened to the outer end of the handle and bent into a coil spring torm, said spring be ing adjacent to said handle and having its tree end brought down under the same and secured to one end of a flattened member,

disposed under said handle, and a Wire our signatures in the presence of two Witmember attached to the other end of the nesses.

last mentioned member and connected to the beater so as to actuate the same, a guiding LOUIS HERBOLDSMAN' 5 means secured to said handle adapted for GEORGE EPPIHIMER' guiding said Wire member, substantially as Witnesses: described. g M. A. STOKES, In testimony whereof We hereunto atfix R. W. STOKES.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

